Real-Time & Historical World Weather Data API

Retrieve instant, accurate weather information for any location in the world in lightweight JSON format.

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New York, New York, United States of America
Sunny
3°C
Wind: 8 kmph
Precip: 0 mm
Pressure: 1023 mb
MON 5°C
TUE >8°C
WED 7°C
THU 5°C
FRI 4°C
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  • Warner Bros
  • Wawa
  • Schneider Electric
  • Ericsson
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Real-Time, History, Forecast

Our API covers global weather data across the board — from a multi-year history all the way to live information and accurate weather forecasts.

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Millions of Locations

Make use of live or hour-by-hour weather data for millions of cities and towns worldwide, supporting a variety of methods to look up any location.

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Rock-Solid Uptime & Speed

Powered by best-in-class cloud infrastructure, our API delivers data in milliseconds around the clock with an uptime of nearly 100%.

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Access to Global Weather Data,
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Get instant access to accurate weather data for any geo-point in the world and enjoy a rich set of capabilities:

  • Real-Time Weather API Real-Time Weather API
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  • Location Autocomplete Location Autocomplete
  • Bulk API Endpoint
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Complete Weather Data Coverage
Get years of historical weather data, request real-time weather
information or make use of accurate weather forecasts.
{
    "request": {
        "type": "City",
        "query": "San Francisco, United States of America",
        "language": "en",
        "unit": "m"
    },
    "location": {
        "name": "San Francisco",
        "country": "United States of America",
        "region": "California",
        "lat": "37.776",
        "lon": "-122.419",
        "timezone_id": "America/Los_Angeles",
        "localtime": "2025-03-04 02:35",
        "localtime_epoch": 1678490800,
        "utc_offset": "-8.0"
    },
    "current": {
        "observation_time": "02:35 PM",
        "temperature": 15,
        "weather_code": 123,
        "weather_icons": [
            "https://assets.weatherstack.com/images/wsymbol.png"
        ],
        "weather_descriptions": ["Overcast"],
        "wind_speed": 17,
        "wind_degree": 260,
        "wind_dir": "W",
        "pressure": 1015,
        "precip": 0,
        "humidity": 80,
        "cloudcover": 100,
        "feelslike": 15,
        "uv_index": 0,
        "visibility": 16
    }
}
                    
 Reliable Data Sources

Powered by a strong backbone of data sources, our weather data API comes with the highest level of reliability, consistency, and accuracy.

 Lightning Fast Response

Weather data is delivered in lightweight JSON format to ensure a high level of speed and compatibility with any programming language.

 Scalable Infrastructure

Our REST API is backed by a scalable cloud infrastructure built and maintained by a player capable of handling billions of requests per day.

 Flexible Location Lookup

Millions of locations can be looked up by city or region name, ZIP code, IP address, or even using latitude and longitude coordinates.

 Bank-Level Security

All data streams sent to and from the weatherstack API are secured using industry-standard 256-bit HTTPS (SSL) encryption.

 Extensive API Documentation

An API is only as good as its documentation, which is why a series of interactive code examples in multiple languages are waiting for you.

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